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Jan 1, 2021

Five Safe Toddles New Year’s Resolutions

1. Lose wait! Yes, we spelled that correctly – we are going to be working extra hard in 2021 to find ways to improve our manufacturing to...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Dec 28, 2020

Akira's Belt Cane Story

Beaux Jettson

Dec 23, 2020

Seasons Greetings from Safe Toddles!

Beaux Jettson

Dec 1, 2020

Give the Gift of Safe Mobility Today

It’s here! Today is #GivingTuesday, the international day of giving. A day when you can make a difference for toddlers who are blind and...

Together we can change a blind child's future

Beaux Jettson

Nov 30, 2020

Together we can change a blind child's future

As you prepare to open your hearts in support of worthy causes tomorrow, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Safe...

Grateful for all you do for children who are blind!

Beaux Jettson

Nov 26, 2020

Grateful for all you do for children who are blind!

Beaux Jettson

Oct 22, 2020

Go Fund Me Campaign for Blind Toddlers

Please consider donating to our fund raiser on go fund me - we are seeking support to provide children around the world with the...

If you love our work then tell the world!

Beaux Jettson

Oct 18, 2020

If you love our work then tell the world!

Your stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community. GreatNonprofits – the #1 source of...

Learning from Lily: Growing up Mobility Visually Impaired

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Oct 12, 2020

Learning from Lily: Growing up Mobility Visually Impaired

Lily was born in 2012 with optic nerve hypoplasia. She received early rod cane instruction, rectangular cane instruction and lots of love...

Study of Independent Walking in 17-month-old Twins

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Aug 30, 2020

Study of Independent Walking in 17-month-old Twins

Independent walking (walking at will and without assistance) is fundamental to learning. The onset of independent walking triggers...

Socially Distant Pediatric Belt Cane Production

Beaux Jettson

Aug 1, 2020

Socially Distant Pediatric Belt Cane Production

Once upon a time before COVID-19, my husband Benny and I rode our bicycles through New York City as part of an organized bike ride named...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Jul 26, 2020

Blind Children are Children

For far too long, families with children who are blind and mobility visually impaired (unable to visually avoid collisions) have been...

Guide Before and With Pediatric Belt Cane

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

May 27, 2020

Guide Before and With Pediatric Belt Cane

Toddlers who are blind and encounter collisions when being guided are of great concern, because three year old children born blind, with no

Wearing pediatric belt canes encourages independent walking in Blind 2-year-old

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

May 22, 2020

Wearing pediatric belt canes encourages independent walking in Blind 2-year-old

Toddlers who are blind need effective mobility tools for safe mobility, because safe self-locomotion skills are essential for language...

Effect of Pediatric Belt Cane on Number of Independent Steps taken by one-year-old girl with ONH

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

May 14, 2020

Effect of Pediatric Belt Cane on Number of Independent Steps taken by one-year-old girl with ONH

Children who are unable to visually detect obstacles, drop-offs, and changes in surface have a mobility visual impairment (MVI)...

Benefits of Belt Cane for 3-year-old with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

May 6, 2020

Benefits of Belt Cane for 3-year-old with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

Justine McBride, M.S.Ed., TVI & Grace Ambrose-Zaken Children with mobility visual impairment (MVI) are unable to visually avoid...

CVI or MVI? Exploring the path to gross motor delays

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Apr 13, 2020

CVI or MVI? Exploring the path to gross motor delays

In thirty minutes we see how a 3-year-old girl with CVI improves gross motor, language and cane skills.

An Illustrated guide to homemade belt canes

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Apr 1, 2020

An Illustrated guide to homemade belt canes

I was riding on the subway on Monday, November 3, 2014 mulling over the needs of children with visual impairment and blindness. The early...

Blind toddlers taught us about their gross motor delays

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Mar 15, 2020

Blind toddlers taught us about their gross motor delays

We too are worried with the world about the Covid-19 epidemic and we are sincerely hoping for a speedy cure. We have faith in and are...

Toddlers taught us everything we know about belt canes

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Mar 8, 2020

Toddlers taught us everything we know about belt canes

We made a lot of assumptions about how blind and mobility visually impaired toddlers would respond to belt canes. This is a list of ten...

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